Gone Fishin' *possible trigger*

This is actually a song my best friend help me write, but...it has no melody or music to it yet. So it's still in poem form.

Verse 1Down by the willow-bedded river,Sleeping bag and tent in towI’m gonna watch the fishes jumpingWhile the wind carries me back homeOn the city’s borderline track,I’ll duck to sink and swimTo the other side of heartbreakMy journey now begins

(Chorus)I’ve gone fishin’ for a sunsetI’m going home tonightI’ve gone hunting for a treadback trailTo bring me back to life

Verse 2There’s a letter on the counterYou’ll find my last farewellsDon’t ask me where I’m goingFor only stars can tellI’m headed for the moonlightWhere the river mouths run deepI do not dance, I do not singFor now is time to sleep

(Chorus)

Verse 3So I’ll trawl these distant gulliesAnd weep for yesterday’s goodbyeTo the sound of angels singingAs I lay my head to dieCome sunrise I’ll be prayingSqueeze one last time, a memoryWith a final hook, and pistolI’ll journey out to sea

Bridge'Cause I'm bound to trawl these distant gulliesNo more weeping for yesterday's goodbyeI can barely hear the angels singingI guess I was meant to die

Do you mean the lyrics, or the music? No music at the moment, and it's been years since I've played piano so I don't know how we're going to arrange it yet. But we'll work something out I guess. The lyrics though, I've dabbled in poetry for many years when I'm not working on my novels, so - I just construct them like a poem, but usually imagine the sound in my head. Sadly, sounds that are a bit difficult to acquire to turn it into a full-fledged song. Lol.

Oh, sorry...I meant the music! I love the lyrics though. I enjoy reading poetry but have never tried to write it. And novels? I wish! Screenplays, maybe. I do play guitar. It's no easy feat to write a song. Good luck with the piano!

Love the lyric. I am in the same situation as you are. I write songs, poems, novels, short stories, you name it. When it comes to songs, I have NO musical ability at all. I just write the lyrics to a tune in my head. No idea how to translate that tune in my head to music. Anyway, best of luck to you. Curious how much/ how often you write. To give you an idea, I've written over 500 lyrics and a five hundred plus page novel this year. My writing is both a blessing and a curse. I used to show my lyrics to anyone who would look at them. Everyone said I should pack up and head to Nashville, TN. So I did. That was the last dream I will ever chase. Good luck with your writing.